“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” I feel that it isn’t the right solution, that there are other options. This is one reason why I chose teen suicide as my I-search topic. I have had personal experience with teen suicide involving my friends, and the next time that one of my friends comes to me saying, ”I want to die.” I want to be able to understand where they are coming …showed first 75 words of 1552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1552 total…many things. That no matter where you live, even in a small, sheltered town like Avon, there lurks the devastating reality of teen suicide. That there is no escaping it, all you can do is try to prevent it. All though I found my topic extremely depressing, I also found an extreme profoundness while researching it. It made me realize just how lucky I am, that I am the one helping, not the one hurting.